For over 50 years, we have continued to lead research, innovation and development in horse feed products and equine nutrition. We are passionate to help benefit the lives of our horses and ponies; whether competitive performance is the goal or simply enjoying the pleasures that horses bring, our expertise ensures that you can provide the best nutrition for your horse. On a kilo for kilo basis the calorie (or more correctly the energy) content of a ‘lite’ balancer is often lower than the ‘non lite’ alternative but, due to low feeding rate, this makes a negligible difference to the number calories your horse actually consumes. The calorie content of your feed or balancer may be listed on the bag or label as ‘megajoules of digestible energy per kilogram’ or ‘MJ DE/ kg’. When you consider that most balancers are fed at a rate of just 500g per day for a 500kg horse, it really makes little difference whether the balancer you choose contains 9MJ DE/ kg or 12 MJ DE/ kg. Regardless of the manufacturer, balancers typically contribute just 4.5-6 MJ DE to the total diet vs. a daily requirement of approximately 84 MJ for a 500kg horse in light work. Why choose a ‘lite’ balancer? When it comes to groceries, the term ‘lite’ is often used to describe foods that are lower in calories, fat or sugar than the ‘regular’ product but is the same true when shopping for horse feed? Established in 1958, SPILLERS launched the first ever compound horse feed, SPILLERS Horse and Pony Cubes. Although over the years they have developed alongside the latest nutritional thinking, Horse and Pony Cubes are still widely used and loved today. Please ensure that you obtain and retain a proof of posting when you return your goods. This is to protect you in the event that your goods are lost in transit.